"We forgot to take the trash out!!"

6.24.2012 It's Domingo! This is day four of being in Panama. We had a great day in the Lord worshiping with the Puerto Caimito Church of the Nazarene. Before church we had breakfast and then headed over to church. As we were waiting for the service to begin, the trash truck came by. All of a sudden all the ladies sitting in church started running around yelling in Spanish that they had forgotten to put out the trash! It was the funniest thing I've seen in a long time! The service was nice. They had great music and we enjoyed listening to Kenya sing! Pastor Milanio also sang during worship and also played the bongos. There is also a boy named Jeremy that goes to the church. He's 11 years old and plays the drums. Jeremy brought the message to the people, while Pablo translated. After the service we sang a few children songs. We had a lot of fun doing the motions and dancing with all the kids! During what would have been Sunday School, we walked around the town praying for the community. It was awesome to be able to pray at the police station with the policemen. We also passed out stuffed bags to all the neighborhood kids. It was so much better than just sitting in church, I'm so glad we were able to do that! After church we had lunch then we headed into the city with Pablo. We spent the afternoon at the Panama Canal. At first it down poured, but by the time we walked outside to watch boats come through, it was nice again. Last year Jeremy and I saw smaller boats go through, but this time it was massive! There were 13,000 cargo on it. It was from Shanghai, and the people on it were so friendly...waving, taking pictures of us.... It was definitely neat to see again, and many could have stayed to watch it over and over again! We also met some people there that were from Green Lake, Wisconsin. They were in a different area on a mission trip. After the Canal we went to the Amador de Causeway....best place for some tiramisu gelato! Some ate, some shopped, and we all walked around. It was a beautiful place to get some great shots of the skyline.  It was a nice relaxing day especially knowing that tomorrow we will be working hard on the church! I can't wait!!